Brett M. Sabbag

Brett has 8 years of experience in the public sector including, most recently, 2 years as a Staff Attorney for the Office of Chief Counsel, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).  At CBP, Brett was an in-house attorney for the agency, advising agency personnel on labor and employment matters affecting their unionized workforce. In that capacity, Brett helped management interpret collective bargaining agreements, arbitrated contractual grievances and represented the agency before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Merit Systems Protection Board (the federal equivalent of the Civil Service Commission). Brett also advised the agency on criminal, immigration, and ethics laws.

Prior to working for the federal government, Brett was an Assistant District Attorney in the Essex District Attorney’s Office, where he prosecuted hundreds of cases and took over 50 cases to trial, before both judges and juries.

Education

Suffolk University Law School, J.D., cum laude, May 2012
Colby College, Bachelor of Arts, History, May 2007

• Tom Austin Award (2007)

Bar Memberships
Massachusetts, 2012; U.S. Supreme Court 2019

Professional experience

Norris, Murray & Peloquin, LLC, March, 2020 – Present
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, July 2018 – March 2020
Essex District Attorney’s Office, January 2014 – July 2018
U.S. Department of Justice, February 2008 – December 2013

Professional Associations

Massachusetts Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section; Massachusetts Council of School Attorneys; Massachusetts Municipal Lawyers Association; Federal Bar Association. 

Personal
Brett resides in Charlestown, Massachusetts and enjoys golfing, traveling, and attending sporting events